We need to support those who are subjected to family violence – mostly women and children – and this must remain our priority. But we must also intervene at the source of the problem.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will chair a meeting on domestic violence, flanked by the rest of Australia’s political leaders – but will they finally commit to long-term, bipartisan action?
Lukas Coch/AAPMarch 11, 2015

Observers may be quick to declare social trends “good” or “bad” for families, but such conclusions are rarely justified. What’s good for one family – or group of families – may be bad for another. And…

Celebrating violence on, and condoning it off the field.
Keith AllisonSeptember 19, 2014

As yet another NFL player stands accused of domestic violence, it is beginning to look as though the sport is riddled with wife-beaters and child-abusers. By apparently sweeping such behaviour under the…

One in five Australians believe violence can be excused if the offender later regrets it.
craigsmith0423/FlickrSeptember 16, 2014

The latest National Community Attitudes Survey on Violence against Women (NCAS), released today, shows that most measures of community understanding and attitudes on violence against women have not improved…

Some parents still use physical punishment to control or change their child’s annoying or unacceptable behaviours.
Melle V/ShutterstockSeptember 12, 2014

Children endure many forms of violence, from slapping and pushing, to fatal assaults; almost one in five of the world’s homicide victims in 2012 were under 20. The recently released UNICEF report on violence…

Violence that happens behind closed doors and within families is finally being recognised as a crime – not just a “domestic”.
Jaybird/FlickrSeptember 9, 2014

She showed me the cigarette burns on her arms. Her eyes seemed empty as she slumped in the chair, answering questions with defeated shrugs. Finally she explained that her stepfather had held her down and…

Why did the Baden-Clay domestic homicide case in Queensland grab so much media and public attention?
AAP/Dan PeledJuly 15, 2014

When Brisbane man Gerard Baden-Clay rang police to report his wife Allison missing on April 20, 2012, he set in motion a series of events that would lead to his arrest, trial and ultimately his conviction…

Rosie Batty responded to the death of her son, Luke Batty, at his father’s hands with a brave public plea for understanding of the difficult reality they all faced.
SuppliedFebruary 20, 2014

The violent and senseless death of 11-year-old Luke Batty in Victoria has not only drawn attention to the serious problem of family violence but has also raised questions about the role that undiagnosed…